An ad hoc committee overseen through collaborative oversight of the Disasters Roundtable (DR) and the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) will conduct a study and issue a consensus report that integrates information from the natural, physical, technical, economic and social sciences to identify ways in which to increase national resilience to hazards and disasters in the United States. In this context, “national resilience” includes resilience at federal, state and local community levels. The ad-hoc committee will:
· Define “national resilience” and frame the primary issues related to increasing national resilience to hazards and disasters in the United States;
· Provide goals, baseline conditions, or performance metrics for resilience at the U.S. national level;
· Describe the state of knowledge about resilience to hazards and disasters in the United States;
· Outline additional information or data and gaps and obstacles to action that need to be addressed in order to increase resilience to hazards and disasters in the United States;
· Present conclusions and recommendations about what approaches are needed to elevate national resilience to hazards and disasters in the United States.